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Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by wazobia200: 9:09am On Jan 03, 2011 |
"Is there an anthropological connection between the Luo of Kenya and the Igbo of Nigeria"? "These are two major ethnic groups living thousands of miles apart.But surprising similarities exist in their norms,beliefs,values,names of people and places.Both Luo and Igbo are the first to admit the similarities but no one seems to have an explanation.Names such as Okoye,Akomo,Gombe,(Luo,Igbo)Okonkwo(Igbo… Okongo(Luo) mean the same thing in both languages.Akomo means born during a harvest". DISCUSS. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by experience(m): 10:21am On Jan 03, 2011 |
Any Luo in the house?, plus do they own Kenya ? |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by Abagworo(m): 10:46am On Jan 03, 2011 |
No there is no known link except that we are all Africans. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by komando7(m): 11:24am On Jan 03, 2011 |
Interesting. Also I heared that Barrak Obama's great grand father, a Luo from Kenya was also originaly from the Igbo area of Kalabari. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by seanet02: 11:31am On Jan 03, 2011 |
komando7:MUGUDEEN. FOOLUDEEN,STUPIDEEN!!!! 4 Likes |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by aljharem11(m): 11:56am On Jan 03, 2011 |
komando7: 1st it is jews second it is the egyptians 3rd it is black jew 4th it is african american now it is kenya kai we igbo have a long way to go in accepting our identity smh 1 Like |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by Abagworo(m): 12:21pm On Jan 03, 2011 |
I just discovered a site claiming that Igbos are of East African descent. http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/120/653/625839/Buganda |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by nobaga: 4:04pm On Jan 03, 2011 |
No ethnic group finds a comfortable relations inside Nigeria, always in far places as China, Egypt, Israel etc. Wake up and accept yourselves for what you are. What you are looking for in China is right here in Nigeria. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by Nobody: 6:51pm On Jan 03, 2011 |
komando7: That's right! Not only Barrak Obama. George Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush snr, Ronald Reagan, all had ibo ancestors. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by SEFAGO(m): 7:04pm On Jan 03, 2011 |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by wazobia200: 7:05pm On Jan 03, 2011 |
experience: No the Kikuyu tribe dominate commerce in kenya. By the way nairobi is way more advanced than lagos and abuja combined and they dont have oil or any major mineral resources like we do. 1 Like |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by Nobody: 9:35am On Feb 14, 2011 |
nobaga said: No ethnic group finds a comfortable relations inside Nigeria, always in far places as China, Egypt, Israel etc. That's nonsense. History is history. If you know anything about African history you will know that there have been great migrations throughout the continent since early times. It is right therefore, that people seek to know where they came from and when. 1 Like |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by PhysicsMHD(m): 9:28pm On Feb 14, 2011 |
ROSSIKE: . . . |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by kettykin: 11:31am On Jan 21, 2013 |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by PaulJohn1: 12:37pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
alj harem1: |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by tpia5: 3:11pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Why not binis? |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by Nobody: 5:18pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
nobaga: No ethnic group finds a comfortable relations inside Nigeria, always in far places as China, Egypt, Israel etc.You are wrong and anti-intellectual. The vast majority of African people have a history of ancient migration. Either from north to south, or via east Africa to west. You need to study African history. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by Nobody: 5:22pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
Abagworo: I just discovered a site claiming that Igbos are of East African descent.I don't think they're of east African descent per se. It could be that a residue of them remained in east Africa following migrations from further north. Egypt and the levant (middle east) had huge black populations in antiquity. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by SONYANGO: 3:13pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
Well, I am Luo from Kenya. I have read quite abit of nigerian litereture and going by what I read , there is alot of similarities in names, culture,etc. between the igbos and luos. Names Like Okoye (Luo Okoye), Okachi (Luo- Okach), Agali (Luo Ogali), Okocha (Luo okochi) ojukwu (Luo Ojuku) Amadi (Luo Amadi) and several others are very similar.There is also Kano in Nigeria and Kano in luo nyanza. When i read elechi amadis concubine for example, the cultural similarities shocked me. From rites like the second burial, which luos reffer to as loso sao, to things like not calling small pox with its real name , to taking care of brothers compound, to the burial rites where youths wear twigs and mourn ,the hooting of the owl being a sign of death,and many many more. I once listened to One proffessor gem ogutu, a luo himself teaching at the university of nairobi, trying to explain this on radio, but he was not very clear. More scholarly research is still required to check out on any connections, which i believe is highly likely. 4 Likes |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by EternalTruths: 5:43pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
SONYANGO: Tell me more about your people If possible, pls post pics and YouTube videos of your people's interaction with one another 2 Likes |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by chiefobdk(m): 7:10pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
SONYANGO: We will like to kno. . |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by chiefobdk(m): 7:10pm On Dec 15, 2016 |
SONYANGO: We will like to kno. . More about the luo tribe. |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by hitmanogo: 3:37am On Jun 08, 2021 |
I will like to know more about the Luo people |
Re: Is There An Anthropological Connection Between The Igbos And The Luo Of Kenya? by LuQuLuQu(m): 6:13am On Jun 08, 2021 |
SEFAGO: Ofemman.u will laugh at their own stupidity 1 Like |
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